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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Giada Zampano

What to know about the referendums in Italy and why the results may not matter

Italians have been voting in five referendums on Monday and Sunday regarding citizenship laws for children born in Italy to foreign parents, and on providing more job protections.

Early data indicates a low turnout, with just 22.7 per cent of eligible voters participating by Sunday evening, according to Italy’s Interior Ministry. This is just over half of the 41 per cent registered at the same time of day in a comparable referendum held in 2011.

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